Nine Inch Nails (abbreviated as NIN) is an American industrial rock band founded in 1988 by Trent Reznor, the main producer, singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist, and the only constant member of the group. Since then, they have released ten studio albums. Joining Reznor onstage in Part 8 are Reznor's wife Mariqueen Maandig Reznor, Atticus Ross, Robin Finck, Alessandro Cortini, and Joey Castillo. Curiously, contrary to their usual name, the MC introduces them as "the Nine Inch Nails"; the end credits also identify them as "The" Nine Inch Nails.

Reznor contributed to the soundtrack of David Lynch's film Lost Highway (1997). More recently, Lynch directed the video for Nine Inch Nails' 2013 single "Came Back Haunted."